About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 1998

Former Flag (1937 - 1984)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 May 2017

It was a typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 1998

Coat of arms

image by Sérgio Horta,

Gules, a castle Argent, flagged and roofed of the same, with port and windows Sable, under an inescutcheon of Portugal ancient between two stars Argent. Mural crown Argent, with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll with black upper case letters reading "CIDADE DE TORRES VEDRAS" The former arms had been the same, but the mural crown had just four visible towers (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 1998

Current flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 17 April 1984. The previous symbols were published in the official journal Diário do Govêrno: I Série on 27 May 1937.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 May 2017

Presentation of Torres Vedras

Torres Vedras is located in the Lisboa District, old province of Estremadura, covering 406 km2 in 13 communes with 67 420 inhabitants in 1998.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Nov 1998